Show 1 I Starving Federal Judges 1 I Y New York Evening World The resignation of Judge Edwin L L. L Garvin of ot the federal court be because because because be- be cause of the Inadequacy y of ot the salary salary salary sal sal- I ary calls attention anew anew to the I meager compensation paid by the I federal government to officials I charged with the highest responsibility upon the wisdom of whose work the security of ot society de de- de ends I Any lawyer who has has has' I the training training training train train- ing and experience essential l to an authoritative interpretation of the law can make many times more money in the practice of his professIon profession profession pro pro- than on the bench In these days of ot the cheap dollar which give no indication of passIng passIng passing pass- pass Ing It is impossible for any man maintaining the standard of living the public expects from a member of ot the federal judiciary to save a penny on a salary o oJ of Since these positions are for tor life the I Judge faces the prospect of ot leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing his family for at his death He can leave the bench and return to practice and in a year make more than he could make on off the bench In to four or or 01 five years He not only can do it he Is doing It right along Thus a problem is put squarely up to the public If it wishes to get and keep the highest possible type of men on the federal bench it must abandon its policy of sighted short d pai parsimony simony and face the economic facts of life The time has hits clearly come for a readI readjustment readjustment read read- of the hc salaries of the ju judIciary judiciary judiciary ju- ju I and the public is ready to toI meet whatever the conditions may I demand |